Keyword: Switzerland

Silvan Schüpbach, Filippo Sala and Olivier Kolly made the first ascent of a new route on the northwest face of the Dent Blanche (4.357 m) in Valais at the turn of the year. They named the 850-meter-long line "Le clin d'œil" and graded it M7 WI3.

Ticino is the flagship of Swiss bouldering and one of the most beautiful bouldering areas in the world. Eliot Stephens offers bouldering enthusiasts a brand-new guidebook, "Swiss Select – Ticino's Best Bouldering," providing an overview of the three main areas: Brione, Cresciano, and Chironico. 

Swiss climber Dimitri Vogt has opened a new route in the Bernese Oberland. He calls the 50-meter-long route on the Isenfluh, which is almost continuously overhanging, "Isengard." After climbing it himself, he suggests a grade of 9a. 

The German Olympian only needed six sessions to crack the boulder, thus crossing her first 8B+ off her tick list in a single trip. 

To coincide with the 2025 reissue of the climbing guides extrem WEST (Volume 2) and plaisir WEST (Volume 2), author Sandro von Känel presents his favorite climbing areas from both books exclusively for Lacrux. So, if you're not from the area, or have other hobbies or commitments besides climbing, you'll find a compact overview of the most worthwhile destinations here.

On Sunday, around 50.000 cubic meters of rock collapsed in a hiking and climbing area near Lugano. According to experts, the brittle rock favors further rockfalls.

The mountain film festival Mountains on Stage returns to the stage in April and May with its summer edition, performing in 22 countries and more than 250 cities. The German-language tour starts on April 23, 2024, in Augsburg and stops in 20 cities across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

German all-round mountaineer Fabian Buhl, due to an injury, once again devoted himself to climbing. He successfully ascended the granite test piece Histoire Sans Fin.